Gay Iraqi porn star and rent boy, 26, who moved to the US 'to live his own way' is arrested 'after stabbing his boyfriend, 48, to death and talking about wanting to commit suicide because he misses his mother'

A gay porn star who moved from Iraq to the US to 'live his own way' has been arrested on suspicion of stabbing his boyfriend to death in his San Francisco apartment.

Alkoraishie Ali, 26, who performed in the gay porn movie 'Straight Secrets Pt. 3' and advertised himself on a website for male escorts, was arrested on Tuesday for the murder of software architect Keith Harris, 48.

Harris was found dead from stab wounds in his bathroom on November 2, cops told The Bay Area Reporter; Ali is currently in a psychiatric ward under police supervision and has suffered unidentified injuries.

Arrested: Alkoraishie Ali, 26 - also known by his porn moniker Ali Liam - was arrested on Thursday for allegedly stabbing his boyfriend to death in San Francisco last week

Accused: Ali is believed to have murdered Keith Harris, 48 (both pictured here). Harris was stabbed to death in his apartment on November 2. A neighbor heard arguing the night before

Harris's body was discovered by his building manager in his unit at the Estrella Apartments at 340 Hayes Street, San Francisco.

The manager, Paul Novales, said that he called on Harris on November 2 because he hadn't been heard from in a few days.

When no-one answered the door, Novales let himself inside and 'big drops' of blood on the floor and more blood smeared on walls leading to the bathroom.

Harris exited and called 911; police then found Harris's body. The cause of death has not been confirmed, but police told the reporter that he had been stabbed with a knife.

Novales described Harris as 'absolutely nice' and 'the kind of tenant that everyone wishes they had' but said that he didn't know Ali very well.

A neighbor said that she had heard shouting from the apartment the night before Harris's body was found, but that she couldn't make out what it was about.

Ali appeared to vanish after Harris, with several commenters on his Facebook page asking him to contact them.

However, a friend of Ali's, Vivian Habeeb, told the Reporter that she had heard from Ali on Tuesday after he had been admitted to hospital with an injury.

Liked: Harris (left; his apartment building right) was universally liked by colleagues, neighbors and his building manager. He and Ali were said to be a good couple by one friend

Living the life: Ali had moved from Iraq to the US 'to live his way', according to his Facebook page. But those who knew him said that he had become distressed by homesicknes

'He called me from a hospital, and I was told by his social worker that police were questioning him right after he was out of some surgery,' she said.

He had been hospitalized with unspecified wounds, the Reporter said. Police are not revealing not say how, why or by whom the injuries were inflicted.

Ali is currently in an involuntary psychiatric ward awaiting his removal to jail, Pink News reported. It's unclear how long he has been hospitalized.

Ali, who made porn under the name Ali Liam and whose legal name is Othman Al-Muttalaby, also works as personal trainer and traveling go-go dancer.

He also had a profile on Rent.Men, a site in which male escorts and prostitutes advertise their services.

It says that Ali 'just moved to the USA' and describes him as a 'Masculine-Motivated Muscles Man' and 'Model - Dancer - Trainer' who is 'into exploring new things Mild to wild!'

'Our time together will be the best, I enjoy kissing, body contact, all oral,' it added.

He describes himself on Facebook as an 'Arab Middle Eastern Man Moved to the USA to live in his way' and has family in Baghdad, Iraq.

It's unclear how he came to the US, or what his visa or residency status might be.

Homesick: Ali's brother said Ali wanted to kill himself because he missed their mother, and a manager at a club he danced at said he'd been homesick and talked of medication

Tragic: Harris was a software engineer at an automotive company. Ali may have been worried about returning to Iraq due to the risk of violence or even death because of his sexuality. Although it's not illegal outside of ISIS-controlled areas, substantial prejudice remains

His brother told Pink News that Ali, who had made videos for Pride Studios and Men.com in the past year, hadn't contacted the family for three weeks.

When he was able to make contact, his brother said, Ali had said he wanted to kill himself because he missed his mother.

That sentiment was echoed by Jennifer St James, the entertainment manager at North Carolina gay club Radium, which Ali had danced at in the last weekend of October.

St James said he seemed 'if not depressed, a little out of sorts' and that 'He kept talking about wanting to go home, but he couldn't go home... He wanted to see his mom.'

She added that he had talked about going to see a doctor when he returned, and that he had mentioned 'medication', although she didn't ask him for details.

Although homosexuality is not officially illegal in Iraq, there is substantial risk of violence and death due to anti-LGBT prejudice.